Pond loach | 水產百科網

Thepondloach,(Misgurnusanguillicaudatus),isafreshwaterfishintheloachfamilyCobitidae.TheyarenativetoEastAsiabutarealsopopularasan ...

Species of freshwater fish

The pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) is a freshwater fish in the loach family Cobitidae. They are native to East Asia but are also popular as an aquarium fish and introduced elsewhere in Asia and to Europe, America and Australia.[1][2] The alternate name weather loach is shared with several other Cobitidae, including the other members of the genus Misgurnus and the spotted weather loach (Cobitis taenia, commonly known as spined loach). This term comes from their ability to detect changes in barometric pressure and react with frantic swimming or standing on end. This is because before a storm the barometric pressure changes, and this is known to make these fish more active. The pond loach also comes in a variety of colors, such as pink, orange, albino and gray.

Like many other loaches, pond loaches are slender and eel/snake-li...